You Mooch My Book, I Mooch Yours

February 1st, 2007

Recently, I signed up for Book Mooch, an online community for exchanging used books. I got my first mooch yesterday, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, from fellow book mooch Dawn, and I can’t be more thrilled with the experience. I requested the book last Tuesday, and Dawn sent it off the very next day. To top it off, the book is in great shape. I don’t think it gets any better than that.

Joining Book Mooch is free. Then you earn points (or fractions of points) for listing books that you want to give away, for sending books to others, and for leaving feedback. For each point you earn, you can request a book from another member. You pay shipping fees for any books that you send to others. The Book Mooch website has a comprehensive “About” page that goes into more detail.

I had a great experience with Book Mooch, but the concept actually inspires me to see whether friends and family in my city would want to trade books. Maybe even have a book swapping party with my girlfriends. Why request a book from halfway across the country when the same book might be up for grabs just a few miles away?

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2 Comments Add your own

1. &hellip | February 2nd, 2007 at 1:00 am

Also in this vein, check out http://www.bookcrossing.com/.
2. &hellip | April 9th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

Another website like this is http://www.paperbackswap.com

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